Nomination of John K. Meagher To Be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury

The President today announced his intention to nominate John K. Meagher to be Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury (Legislative Affairs). Upon his confirmation, the President will designate him as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. He would succeed J. Michael Hudson.

Since 1981 Mr. Meagher has been vice president-government relations at the LTV Corp. in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he was with the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, as minority counsel and staff director, 1974-1981, and as assistant minority counsel, 1972-1974.

Mr. Meagher graduated from the College of William and Mary (B.A., 1963) and the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at William and Mary (J.D., 1965). He was born August 29, 1941, in Syracuse, NY. Mr. Meagher is married, has two children, and resides in Alexandria, VA.